heterodyne
noting or pertaining to a method of changing the frequency of an incoming radio signal by adding it to a signal generated within the receiver to produce fluctuations or beats of a frequency equal to the difference between the two signals.
to produce a heterodyne effect.
to mix (a frequency) with a different frequency so as to achieve a heterodyne effect.
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How to use heterodyne in a sentence
This method of receiving continuous wave signals is called the “heterodyne” method.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son | John MillsThis is spoken of either as the “super-heterodyne” or as the “intermediate-frequency amplification” method of reception.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son | John MillsThe connections for the autodyne, or self-heterodyne, receiving set are shown in Fig. 60.
The Radio Amateur's Hand Book | A. Frederick CollinsFrom this you will see that any regenerative set can be used for autodyne, or self-heterodyne, reception.
The Radio Amateur's Hand Book | A. Frederick CollinsIn using either of these heterodyne receivers be sure to carefully adjust the B battery by means of the potentiometer.
The Radio Amateur's Hand Book | A. Frederick Collins
British Dictionary definitions for heterodyne
/ (ˈhɛtərəʊˌdaɪn) /
electronics to combine by intermodulation (two alternating signals, esp radio signals) to produce two signals having frequencies corresponding to the sum and the difference of the original frequencies: See also superheterodyne receiver
produced by, operating by, or involved in heterodyning two signals
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